Jerusalem by Hubert Parry is a hymn based on the poem And did those feet in ancient time by William Blake. Blake wrote the poem in 1804 as the preface for his work: Milton, a Poem
(though the work was not finished until 1821). It appears that
Jerusalem was composed in 1916 for the occasion of the "Fight for
Right" movement's meeting at the Royal Albert Hall. This movement
pursued the aim of achieving the right to vote for women. In 1918
Jerusalem was sung again at the Royal Albert Hall to celebrate the
final stage of the 'Votes For Women' campaign. The hymn has since
become part of England's popular culture, attaining the status of an
alternate national anthem. Jerusalem was sung at cricket grounds around
the country during the now famous 2005 Ashes Test Matches and is the
official song of the Women's Institute (WI).

The origins of
the poem And did those feet in ancient time appear to refer to the
legend that Jesus accompanied Joseph of Arimathea to the English town
of Glastonbury, which appears to have given birth to the line:

And did those feet in ancient time Walk upon England's mountains green?

The 1981 motion picture "Chariots of Fire" features the hymn at the
end, as well as using part of a line from the poem for its title:

Bring me my chariot of fire.

Being such a patriotic hymn Jerusalem has its place in The Last Night
of the Proms, the series of concerts founded in 1895 by Sir Henry Wood
which take place every year in the Royal Albert Hall, London. Included below you will find our Brass Quintet arrangements of Jerusalem. The individual instrumental parts are included in the purchase of the full score of Jerusalem. You are of course able to preview the full score as well as the individual parts.

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